2003 China Open (tennis)

The 2003 Polo Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Shanghai, China. It was the 5th edition of the China Open, and was a Tier II tournament on the 2003 WTA Tour. The tournament was played between 15 – 21 September 2003. First-seeded Elena Dementieva won the singles title.

The tournament was not part of the 2003 ATP Tour, as no male events took place.

• ¹ Rankings are as of 8 September 2003.

The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:

• Sun Tiantian
• Zheng Jie

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Tathiana Garbin
• Jelena Janković
• Rossana Neffa-de los Ríos
• Martina Suchá

The following players received entry as lucky losers into the singles main draw:

• Jill Craybas

• ¹ Rankings as of 8 September 2003.

The following players received entry from the singles qualifying draw:

• Aiko Nakamura / Seiko Okamoto

The following pairs received entry as lucky losers into the doubles main draw:

• Dong Yanhua / Zhang Yao

Elena Dementieva defeated Chanda Rubin, 6–3, 7–6^(8–6)

Émilie Loit / Nicole Pratt defeated Ai Sugiyama / Tamarine Tanasugarn, 6–3, 6–3

• 2003 China Open drawsheets